The total number of petrol cars sold by C is what percentage more or less than the total number of EV cars sold by A?

Read the following table carefully and answer the questions given below. The table shows the total number of cars (EV, Diesel and petrol) sold and the percentage of EV cars sold out of the total cars sold by four different companies. The table also shows the difference between the petrol and diesel cars sold by these four companies.

Note: Petrol cars sold are more than the diesel cars sold by each company .

Companies	Total number of cars sold	Percentage of EV cars sold	Difference between the petrol and the diesel cars sold
A	400	25%	70
B	550	10%	85
C	360	30%	52
D	280	15%	102

The correct option is 52%.

Let us solve the problem step-by-step:

Step 1: Calculate the total number of EV cars sold by Company A
From the given table, for Company A:
Total number of cars sold = 400
Percentage of EV cars sold = 25%
Therefore, the number of EV cars sold by A is:
$\text{EV cars sold by A}=400\times \frac{25}{100}=100$

Step 2: Calculate the total number of petrol cars sold by Company C
From the table, for Company C:
Total number of cars sold = 360
Percentage of EV cars sold = 30%
First, find the number of EV cars sold by C:
$\text{EV cars sold by C}=360\times \frac{30}{100}=108$
The remaining cars (Petrol + Diesel) sold by C is:
$\text{Petrol}+\text{Diesel}=360-108=252$
We are given that the difference between the petrol and diesel cars sold by Company C is 52.
Also, the note states that Petrol cars sold are more than the diesel cars sold by each company (Petrol > Diesel).
So, we have:
$\text{Petrol}-\text{Diesel}=52$
Adding the two equations:
$2\times \text{Petrol}=252+52=304$
$\text{Petrol cars sold by C}=\frac{304}{2}=152$

Step 3: Calculate the percentage difference
We need to find by what percentage the petrol cars sold by C (152) is more or less than the EV cars sold by A (100).
Since 152 is greater than 100, the petrol cars sold by C are more than the EV cars sold by A.
The difference is:
$152-100=52$
The percentage difference relative to the EV cars sold by A is:
$\text{Percentage More}=\frac{52}{100}\times 100\%=52\%$